Group of 5 formed on the first lap and I stayed with the group feeling ok. Going into the second lap the group started to break up and from then on I made sure I kept on putting out a good rhythm and I started to get a bit of a gap at the front. Pushed hard and didn't need to plug the depths of pain today. Laps were really consistent - 9.20, 9.22, 9.17 (1.22).